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Ps.333. Psalm 147 Part 2

O Britain, praise thy mighty God,
And make his honors known abroad,
He bid the ocean round thee flow;
Not bars of brass could guard thee so.

Thy children are secure and blest;
Thy shores have peace, thy cities rest;
He feeds thy sons with finest wheat,
And adds his blessing to their meat.

Thy changing seasons he ordains,
Thine early and thy latter rains;
His flakes of snow like wool he sends,
And thus the springing corn defends.

With hoary frost he strews the ground;
His hail descends with clatt'ring sound:
Where is the man so vainly bold
That dares defy his dreadful cold?

He bids the southern breezes blow;
The ice dissolves, the waters flow:
But he hath nobler works and ways
To call the Britons to his praise.

To all the isle his laws are shown,
His gospel through the nation known;
He hath not thus revealed his word
To every land: praise ye the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: O Britain, praise thy mighty God
• Title: Psalm 147 Part 2
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1806
• Scripture:
  Psalm 147
• Topic: Creation and Providence; Grace: and providence; Providence: in air, earth, and sea; Attributes of God; God: his being, attributes, and providence; God: His perfections; Perfections of God; Providence: and grace; Blessings: of the country; Praise: for rain; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Weather; Psalm: for Great Britain; God: great and good; Praise: for temporal blessings; Compassion of God; Works: of creation and providence; Blessings: of a nation; Britain's: happiness; Spring: and winter; Summer: and winter; Winter: and summer

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